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It Lives!
It's been 6 weeks since I blew the engine in my 1997 XK8 and I finally got the Jag back today with the new engine installed. The old engine had a broken wrist pin. She runs great now and all I can say is that I sure missed driving it and she'll be ready to go in the spring. The bill worked out to $750.- to tear down the old engine and tell me why it was shot, $2500.- for the engine, and $5483.- for the engine install and getting it ready for winter, oil change, rad flush, new antifreeze etc. The engine install cost a little more than the $4000.- estimate but I had them replace all the gaskets, seals and hoses while they had the engine out. They also replaced the water pump, thermostat, brake pads and the air conditioner compressor, refrigerant and oil and did a few other minor things. The mechanic looked at the suspension parts, brake rotors etc and said everything else looks fairly good. This left me with a grand total of $8733.-, about 2/3 of the price that I paid for the car but I'm really happy. I got my ride back.
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To be honest the cost of the repair wasn't a consideration. Finding another one up here would have been next to impossible and importing one from the States would have cost way more by the time you calculate import duties, the exchange rate on the dollar, fights and hotels, time lost from work etc. Besides what would I have been able to buy for $9 grand to replace it? I see maybe 40 - 50 Corvettes, Mustangs, BMWs, a couple dozen Porsches every summer but there's only a half dozen Jags in town and only 1 XK8 and she garners a lot of attention. Previous vehicles that I've had I've driven till they dropped and a blown motor would have meant a one way trip to the wreckers. This one I'm planning to drive until I drop. Besides what would the wrecker give me for a 25 year old car with a blown engine. Not much.
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